Bautismo de Felix

Hi Y'all,

When I was companions with Hermana Ramírez, we taught this guy named Felix. We found him on Facebook when we were first in quarantine. We taught him each lesson three or four times to help him understand. So it took a while to teach him.  Hermana Ramírez called me the other day and told me that he was getting baptized!!!! We got to call in on zoom to talk to him on his baptism day.  We weren't able to go because.... corona, but it was so fun to see him and how happy he was!!! It's so cool to see people grow in the gospel and to see how the knowledge that God loves them makes them so happy. I'm so happy for Felix!!!

This week was good! We are teaching so many good people. We are teaching a cute little grandma. Her name is Ana Maria.  She can't see very well.  So when we teach her via Face Time, she puts her eye right next to the screen so she can see us. haha So Cute!

But all is well! Love y'all! Stay safe!

Love, 

Hermana Weenig

 Bautismo de Felix 

Sacrament with the Zone Leaders

Parallel parking skills

                                                    

With Sister Staheli

                                                                       

Bautismo de Andrés

Hi Ya'll,

I was transferred last week to Inglewood!  My new companion is Hermana Millet.  She is from Arizona and she served in the Ecuador mission before being reassigned to L.A.  It's beautiful here!  We live like five minutes from the beach! It's a dream come true. The ward here is amazing and our friends we teach are fantastic.  We have three of the cutest roommates (English speaking):  One from Fuji, one from Russia and the other from Colorado. haha  They are so sweet.

We continue to do most of our teaching through technology.  However, we are able to teach in person (wearing a mask and six feet apart) outside the investigator's home, if they request it.

We had a baptism Saturday. His name is Andrés and he's amazing. He has such a strong testimony. With all the craziness of corona, we had to do the baptism in a swimming pool. The spirit was so strong. It was super cool to see how happy he was after. 

We received a referral from sister missionaries in Mexico and she's awesome. Her name is Renia and she really wants to be baptized.  We set a date for the 22 of August! These people are amazing and have a love for Christ. Some of these people go through so much and they don't think it's possible to change, but y'all... anything is possible through Christ!!! I know it's true and I'm so grateful that we have the chance to change! Yuh

All is well! 

Love y'all 

Stay safe!

Love,

Hermana Weenig 

Bautismo de Andrés
With Hermana Millet (Arizona)

California Sunset

Caught a Turtle

California Oranges (yum)

Corona Hug with Sister Birch

Bautismo de Gloria, Junior, y Marvin

Hi Y'all,

Yay! Gloria, Junior, and Marvin all got baptized last week! We had to keep social distancing and to wear a mask and a face shield, of course, but it was so cool. I even got to see Hermanita  Ramírez!!!! After the baptism, Junior bore his testimony and (this part was my favorite) he said: "The water was cold so I was pretty cold, but when I came out of the water and the men put their hands on my head all that coldness went away." The Holy Ghost y'all!!! It was super spiritual. This is the reason why I love being a missionary, you help people come closer to God and Jesus Christ and you can see the light growing every time you see them. They all looked so happy at their baptism. Even if they never say my name right (Hermana Weeeeenie, Hermana Weani, or Hermana Wanee) haha, they will always have a special place in my heart. Yuh 

Other than that, Hermana Fernández and I have been working hard and having a good time. The people in this area are awesome and so are the members! Oscar is super excited for his baptism, but he wants to be the most prepared. haha So we've been teaching him a lot. 

We received some blue light glasses from Elder Diede because our heads hurt from looking at screens all the time haha, but we love it! We also got our AC fixed.  Before it was fixed, it was only 85° in our apartment... even at night. We love the summer in the Valley! But we are always grateful!

I hope all is well with you! Love y'all! Stay safe! 

Love, 

Hermana Weenig 

Gloria, Junior and Marvin's Baptism

Face Shields

After everyone left, we could take off our masks and take pics with HERMANA RAMÍREZ 

Social Distancing

Hermana Fernandez and I helped with a blood drive

California Chilling

Hi Y'all,

This week was great! 

We had three lessons in person!!!!!, which is so great -- it's been a while.  I love the people here, they are amazing. We set a baptism date with our friend, Oscar! We had had two lessons with him and during our third lesson, he said he wanted to be baptized.  The lesson was super spiritual and amazing!  Oscar is so prepared!!!!  We set a date for mid-July and he asked to meet with us every day to continue to learn. God really does prepare those ready to hear the gospel.

Today we were able to go to the beach and jam.  While there, I was reminded about how beautiful this earth is and how God created it all. We truly are so blessed.

Love y'all!  Be safe!

Love, 

Hermana Weenig 

Pics on the Beach (Malibu)

Filming with Hermana Fernandez

GOT TO SEE SISTER BIRCH AND SISTER WESTCOTT!!!!

 With Hermana Gable (Florida)

 Mi compañera, Hermana Fernandez (Provo, UT)

All set for the beach! :)

Technology Specialist teehee

Hola!!

I was transferred last week and super sad to say goodbye to our friends, but also super exciting to go to another area!!! I had to leave my cute little compañera, Hermanita Ramírez.  Literally so hard, I love her so much. But my new companion is amazing!! Her name is Hermana Fernandez! She is awesome! Her familia is from Peru, but she grew up in Provo, Utah.  So we know a lot of the same people! I was moved to San Fernando, it's in the valley. Even though it's super hot, I love it!!! It feels amazing to get out of the city. I was shook when I saw the "mountains" here. It's a lot more calm here. The people are amazing, we have so many friends with so much potential! I'm so excited. 

We have been given the assignment as the technology specialists of the mission. So basically what we do is give training to the mission and help with all the social media stuff, the pages and everything.   Before my mission, I thought that I would have a year and a half off from social media and technology, but bruhhh all day everyday.

Everything is going great!!! We can teach only our friends in person, if they invite us.  We can't meet with members yet, but little by little!!! 

Love y'all!!! Have the best week!

¡Chao!

Hermana Weenig

Saying goodbye to German Melendez -- we got to see him in person!!!

California is Beautiful!

Hermanita Ramírez <3

Bird's Nest Cafe

The day I left, it was Sister Westcott's birthday.  A creepy guy that is in love with her, sent her a cake. 

Saying goodbye to Gloria, Junior, Marvin, y Isabella 

Follow up calls con mi nueva compañera! Facemasks (this zone is awesome!!)

Saying goodbye to Nabil 

Cuarentena

Hey y'all!

This last week we were able to see Gloria, Junior, Marvin and Isabella in person!!!! I forgot what it was like to see people in real life because the only human interaction I've had with people is with my companion and my roommates for the last 3 months.  It felt like I was dreaming. But than all these riots started happening and it is really bad here in downtown LA so we have to go back into cuarentena (quarantine) again! Yay... but y'all need to stay safe and be smart!!!!

I want to tell you about our friend Elias.  We found him a few months back, when we were free and able to walk the streets of Los Angeles.  We were walking and heard something coming up from behind us and when I turned around, I almost got ran over by a bike. He was riding his bike drunk.  When he got control of his bike, he said sorry and then saw that we were missionaries. He then started to break down in tears and told us how he wants to change his life and wants to stop drinking. He felt like he had sinned too much and that God would never forgive him. It was super sad. We told him that God will always forgive you no matter what, because He has so much love for each of His children. Since then, we have been able to teach him a lot and I've seen his life change so much. Its amazing how he can't really see the difference in himself, but we can. He is changing for the better and coming closer to Christ everyday. Even if we have to teach the same lesson to him 3 or 4 times for him to understand, I'm unbelievably grateful to teach him.

I want you all to know that God will always love and forgive you, if you truly want to change, you can. He's just waiting for you to ask for help and take that leap of faith. :)

I hope all is well! I love y'all so much! 

God loves y'all as well ♡

Love, 

Hermana Weenig

Teaching Elias

Cute little Isabella when we got to see her in person

Teaching MY FAVORITE PEOPLE EVER: Gloria, Junior, Marvin and Isabella 

Living & Chilling

Hey Y'all,

Another week in quarantine! Super exciting! We were able to visit the temple grounds and to go on a hike. #grateful.  It was so nice to be able to take a break from the apartment for a bit, while making sure we keep those face masks on.

We were also able to let Gloria take a tour of the L.A. temple visitor's center via technology.  With a three-way zoom call (Visitor's Center sisters, Gloria and us).  She loved it!

This last week I studied a lot about faith, and we really do need to have faith in all things, without faith we can't progress. It's the first step to get closer to Jesucristo :) (Jesus Christ).  One scripture I love in the Book of Mormon is Alma 32:21 "And now as I said concerning faith—faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith, ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true." 

Love y'all! Stay safe!

Love, 

Hermana Weenig <3

L.A. Temple <3

Car Selfie

Jumping for joy with Sister Westcott because we were able to go on a hike (more like a nice stroll).